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# Character State: ch-04
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## Lena Duval
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Location: On the *Ghost Drift*, crossing the New Orleans city line (Industrial Canal).
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Physical: High fever; right hand tremors; skin damp and clammy; exhaustion; physical grounding via mother's locket.
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Emotional: Relieved but haunted; feeling the "severing" of her connection to the swamp.
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Active obligations:
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- Owes the land a "balancing of scales" (Ch1) -- UNPAID
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- Owes Jax Harlan a conversation about the "unnatural" events (Ch2) -- UNPAID
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- Owes Jax Harlan safe passage/cooperation (Ch4) -- PAID
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Open loops:
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- Lena and the "Whisper": Mother’s voice in the roots (Ch1) -- UNRESOLVED
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- Lena and the surveyors: Removal of markers (Ch2) -- UNRESOLVED
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- Lena and the Rite: Consequences of interruption (Ch3) -- UNRESOLVED
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- Lena and Jax: The flight toward New Orleans (Ch4) -- RESOLVED
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Known secrets:
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- CARRIED (Ch1--unresolved): Knows she intends to flee to New Orleans within the week -- Aunt Maribelle does not know.
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- CARRIED (Ch1--unresolved): Knows the "whisper" sounded like her mother's voice -- No one else knows.
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- CARRIED (Ch2--unresolved): Knows she found a survey marker labeled "Project Phlegethon" -- Jax and Maribelle do not know.
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Arc: 35% -- Lena has physically and psychically crossed the threshold into the city, effectively choosing exile over her heritage.
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Permanent: YES
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## Jax Harlan
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Location: Pilot chair of the *Ghost Drift*, entering New Orleans city limits.
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Physical: Scuffed knuckles; bloodshot eyes; alert; no major injuries.
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Emotional: Tense; protective; increasingly unnerved by the supernatural trail following his boat.
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Active obligations:
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- Owes Lena safe passage to the city line (Ch4) -- PAID
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- Owes Lena protection in the city (Ch4) -- UNPAID
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Open loops:
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- Jax and the Duval Coven: Potential retaliation for Lena's extraction (Ch4) -- UNRESOLVED
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Known secrets:
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- Knows Lena’s fever is "land-sick" (unnatural) -- Lena thinks he believes it is a standard illness.
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Arc: 5% -- Jax has transitioned from a neutral guide to a fugitive accomplice against the Duval family.
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Permanent: YES
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# World State: ch-04
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## NPC Memory
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- The Coven (Widow’s Deep): HOSTILE -- They witnessed Jax taking Lena and view the boat as a vessel of theft and apostasy.
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- Aunt Maribelle (Widow’s Deep): VENGEFUL -- She has designated Lena an "Apostate" and is hunting the boat through the water-path.
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## Faction Attitudes
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- The Duval Coven: Aggressive -- Actively mobilizing rituals to retrieve Lena; using the "Blackening" to track the boat.
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- Terrebonne Development Corp: Lurking -- Their presence is escalating the coven's defensive magic.
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## Active World Events
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- The Blackening: Oily sap and sludge manifested behind the *Ghost Drift*, marking Lena’s trail until the city line was crossed.
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- The Silence: Continued absence of wildlife along the shortcut due to "Project Phlegethon" and dark magic.
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- The Severing: Narrative event where Lena physically feels her bond to the swamp tear as she enters the city.
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